/peuh gyoor"ee euhn/ , n.
1. a hermit crab, esp. of the genus Pagurus.
adj.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of a hermit crab.
[ 1830-40; Pagur ( us ) the type genus (L: crab págouros, equiv. to pág ( os ) rock, something hard + our ( á ) tail + -os n. suffix) + -IAN ]